Richard Martinez's Obituary
Richard Martinez, a resident of Tampa, FL passed at age 74 on August 9, 2022 after a battle with cancer.
Richard is survived by his wife Pauline Martinez; his children, Melissa (Paul) Russo; Dana (Travis) Del Rosal; and Ricky (Donna) Martinez; grandchildren, Paul (Elizabeth) Russo; Alexa and Talia Russo; Gracie Del Rosal; Rocco and Lillian Martinez. He is also survived by mother, Nereida Santiago; brother, Dr. Robert (Joann) Martinez; and sister, Belinda Martinez.
Richard was born in New York City on August 16, 1947 and grew up in Tampa, FL where he met his beloved wife in Jr High School. Richard attended Jefferson High School where he played football. For 50 plus years, Richard worked for the Ramos family as the superintendent of Architectural Tile and Marble, a true craftsman of his trade, his work can be seen all over the southeast. Though Richard’s life was consumed with perfecting his trade his true love was spending time with his family. Richard loved every minute of every baseball and softball game, dance recital, and countless other events his grandchildren were involved in.
Richards legacy will live on through his children and grandchildren for many years to come.
The family will have a service for Richard at Boza & Roel funeral home located at 4730 North Armenia Avenue from 6-8 pm, Tuesday August 16, 2022.
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